Archyala lindsayi

Archyala lindsayi
Archyala lindsayi seen near Glentui, Canterbury
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Archyala
Species:
A. lindsayi
Binomial name
Archyala lindsayi
(Philpott, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Tinea lindsayi Philpott, 1927

Archyala lindsayi is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" by the Department of Conservation.

Taxonomy

Illustration of Archyala lindsayi

This species was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927 and given the name Tinea lindsayi.[1] Philpott used a specimen Stewart Lindsay collected at Mount Grey in North Canterbury and named the species in his honour.[2] In 1928 George Hudson discussed and illustrated the species in his book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand.[3] However John S. Dugdale is of the opinion that the illustration is an inaccurate representation of the species.[4] In 1988 Dugdale placed this species within the genus Archyala.[4] The holotype specimen is held at the Canterbury Museum.[4]

Description

Philpott described the species as follows:

♂ 11 mm. Head dark bronzy-brown, frons white. Maxillary palpi white. Labial palpi bronzy-brown, terminal segment white. Antennae grey annulated with black. Thorax and abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Legs greyish-fuscous, tarsi annulated with ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, parallel-sided, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, oblique; leaden-grey; numerous transverse irregular fuscous-black fasciae; space between fasciae, particularly on apical half, filled with bright bronzy-brown: fringes fuscous with a mixed bronzy and dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous: fringes dark greyish-fuscous.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to New Zealand.[5][6] This species is only known from its type specimen and at its type locality of Mount Grey.[7]

Life history

It has been hypothesised that larvae of this species inhabits dead wood boring into it and feeding on the fungus-infected wood.[8][7]

Conservation status

This species has been classified as having the "At Risk, Naturally Uncommon" conservation status under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Archyala lindsayi (Philpott, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. ^ a b Philpott, A. (1927). "N.Z. Lepidoptera: notes and descriptions". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 703–709. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ Hudson, G. V. (1928). The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn Ltd. p. 347.
  4. ^ a b c Dugdale, J. S. (1988). "Lepidoptera - annotated catalogue, and keys to family-group taxa" (PDF). Fauna of New Zealand. 14: 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Archyala lindsayi (Philpott, 1927)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  6. ^ Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: Kingdom animalia: chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. p. 463. ISBN 978-1-877257-93-3. OCLC 973607714. OL 25288394M. Wikidata Q45922947.
  7. ^ a b Patrick, B. H.; Dugdale, J. S. (2000). "Conservation status of the New Zealand Lepidoptera" (PDF). Science for Conservation. 136. Department of Conservation, New Zealand: 19. ISSN 1173-2946. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  8. ^ Pawson, Stephen M.; Emberson, Rowan M. (2000). "The conservation status of invertebrates in Canterbury". Conservation Advisory Science Notes. hdl:10182/1658. ISSN 1171-9834.
  9. ^ Hoare, R.J.B.; Dugdale, J.S.; Edwards, E.D.; Gibbs, G.W.; Patrick, B.H.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Rolfe, J.R. (2017). "Conservation status of New Zealand butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera), 2015" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 20: 8.